List of Ants of Great Britain - Ponerinae

Ponerinae

The petiole is a thickened node and there is often a constriction between the first and second gastral segments. Workers and queens have functional stings.

• Hypoponera punctatissima * – A cosmopolitan species occasionally recorded away from buildings.
• Hypoponera schauinslandi * – A cosmopolitan species not recorded away from buildings.
• Ponera coarctata – A primitive ant forming small colonies beneath stones. Found in warm places.
• Ponera testacea – Previously regarded as a variety of coarctata, this mainly mediterranean species is scarce further north in Europe, living under stones in open xerothermic sites. Identified and published from a single locality in coastal S.E. England in 2010.